Fake pimp filmmaker, and Fox News golden boy, busted by FBI for attempting to bug Democratic Senator's office.

James O'Keefe, the young conservative filmmaker who was behind the undercover operations that led to the ACORN scandal last year, was arrested with three others for allegedly trying to bug the New Orleans office of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) yesterday.

The FBI announced today the foursome have been charged with entering federal property under false pretenses for the purpose of committing a felony.

The affidavit alleges that the botched phone bugging began with two of the four men -- Joseph Basel and Robert Flanagan, both 24 -- entering Landrieu's office in downtown New Orleans in Village People-style construction worker garb, claiming they were telephone repairmen.

Each man was wearing blue denim pants, a blue work, shirt, a light fluorescent green vest, a tool belt, and carrying white, construction-style hard hat, when they allegedly asked a staffer to show them to the telephone closet.

O'Keefe, meanwhile, was already in the office, and he allegedly told the Landrieu staffer he was "waiting for someone to arrive." The affidavit alleges O'Keefe held up his cell phone to record Basel and Flanagan. (Just click the title for more of this article.)

Oh God, I can barely stop laughing! This is by FAR my favorite story of the day!

Now my question is who was bankrolling this kid? Who sent him into the office of a Democratic Senator with the equipment necessary to bug her office? Fox News? The GOP? We don't really think he did this without help do we? And how long do you think a punk kid like this will hold out, before he spills his guts to the Feds?

This may just be the beginning of this story.

For me the truly hysterical part of this story is how eagerly Fox News embraced this ridiculous kid. He, and his Facebook girlfriend, were featured guests on Glen Beck, Sean Hanity, and Fox and Friends.

Here is the Hardball report on this story.



Update: Here is the affidavit from the investigating officer.

And here is a link to Republican Congressman Pete Olson's resolution praising Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III.

Text of the House Resolution:

Whereas Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III filmed investigatory videos uncovering the fraudulent and illegal practices of the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN);

Whereas the House of Representatives voted to completely defund ACORN on September 17, 2009;

Whereas these videos resulted in the potential annual savings of millions of taxpayer dollars to organizations that contract with ACORN;

Whereas Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III have displayed exemplary actions as government watchdogs and young journalists uncovering wasteful government spending; and

Whereas Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III are owed a debt of gratitude by the people of the United States:

Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— (1) honors Hannah Giles and James O’ Keefe III for their work as investigative journalists; (2) commends Hannah Giles and James O’ Keefe III for bringing to light the fraudulent behavior of the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN) and helping save millions of taxpayer dollars that otherwise would have funded ACORN; and (3) respectfully requests the Clerk of the House to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III.

Like I said, my favorite story of the day.